Allow me to recap how my evening has went so far, as a fan of both the Kentucky Wildcats and the Cincinnati Bengals.
- I got home from work around 5:30 this evening and on WSAZ, a press conference is on to announce that Patrick Patterson is finished for the season after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot. While it is entirely possible for Kentucky to still make the NCAA tournament(no team with 10 wins in the SEC has been left out of the tourney), it has completely dashed the confidence that had been built up over the past two months, even with the letdown in Vandy.
- A positive though, NFL trading and free agency is open. The Cincinnati Bengals acquired Shaun Rogers from the Detroit Lions for a third and fifth round draft pick. Rogers is a nose tackle that fills a glaring need and all but signals a move to a 3-4. Has some weight problems, but a two time pro-bowler nonetheless.
- In other Kentucky news, a player that Kentucky was in the lead for in 2009, DeMarcus Cousins, a top 5 center from Alabama, gave a verbal commitment to UAB. Wish him the best of luck, even though the odds of him being successful in a Memphis dominated C-USA are pretty well slim.
- Then I get online again to read that the Shaun Rogers trade has not only been called off, but Cleveland has gotten in and stolen him from the Bengals. Whether the league canceled the trade or the Bengals backed out I am not sure we will ever know, but the only positive is now the Brownies are out of first day draft picks.
And to think, a rematch with Tennessee, no Patterson, in Knoxville Sunday at noon. All I have to say is "Thank God I have to work."
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